Obama nominates Chuck Hagel for Defense, John Brennan for CIA / David Addington, whose name became synonymous with an expansive view of executive power during President George W. Bush’s administration, is taking over the legal division of the conservative Heritage Foundation
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Hagel for DoD, Brennan for CIA, Addington for Heritage Foundation
Posted in Arms Trade, Europe, Intelligence, Military Industrial Complex, North America, Politics, Shorter Question Everything
Also tagged Addington, Brennan, Cheney, CIA, DOD, FOX, Gabrielle Giffords, Hagel, Heritage Foundation, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Sea Shepherd, Torture, Uzbekistan
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Challenges
Posted in Bases, Europe, Military Industrial Complex, North America, Oil and Resources, Politics, Shorter Question Everything
Also tagged Bruce Springsteen, Military, Paul Ryan, Portugal, Romney, Spain, US
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Fearless
For far too long, progressives have been known for not punching back. That has changed. And of course the right wing is whining, bullies and cowards that they are. But the point is, progressives are fighting back. Oh hell, are they fighting back.
Posted in CBRNE, Created Terror, Education, Eliminationism, Europe, Feminism, Health, Mass Shooting, Military Industrial Complex, Money, North America, Oceania, Politics, Shorter Question Everything
Also tagged Anthrax, Australia, Canada, Democrats, Education, Healthcare, Homophobia, Immigration, Kennedy, Military, Obama, Quebec, Racism, Reproductive Rights, Republicans, Romney, Russia, Sexism, teabaggers, US, vote suppression
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Stepping back on Syrian chemical weapons claims?
Just degraded? Or wasn’t much to go on in the first place and it’s easier to just climb down and try again when you think you can get it through? I don’t think for one second that Syria’s Assad is a saint, but this isn’t the first time the UK has cooked up information in the Mideast and eyeing what they do is probably a good idea.